Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
  • 9': Brendan Hamill
  • 39': Bruno Fornaroli
  • 79': Clarismario Rodrigues
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3 - 4
  • 17': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 69': Abel Walatee
  • 90'+1': Noah Botic
  • 90'+4': Hiroshi Ibusuki

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Western United at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 9': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 9'
  • 17': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Goal at 17'
  • 24': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 24'
  • 39': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 39'
  • 56': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 56'
  • 56': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 56'
  • 57': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 66': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
  • 69': Abel Walatee (Western United) Goal at 69'
  • 75': Kasey Bos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 75'
  • 78': Riku Danzaki (Western United) Substitution at 78'
  • 79': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 79'
  • 87': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 87'
  • 88': Kasey Bos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 88'
  • 90'+1': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 91'
  • 90'+2': Noah Botic (Western United) Yellow Card at 92'
  • 90'+2': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Yellow Card at 92'
  • 90'+4': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Goal at 94'

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
48.9 Possession 51.1
18 SHOTS 19
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
5 Blocked Shots 6
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 11,657

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 26 +22 53
2 Melbourne City FC 26 +16 48
3 Western United 26 +18 47
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 +18 46
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Jack Duncan (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Brendan Hamill
3 Adama Traoré Yellow Card
2 Jason Geria
8 Zinédine Machach
14 Jordi Valadon
6 Ryan Teague
10 Bruno Fornaroli
27 Reno Piscopo
7 Daniel Arzani Yellow Card

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
30 Dylan Leonard
6 Tomoki Imai
17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
13 Tate Russell
32 Angus Thurgate Yellow Card
23 Rhys Bozinovski
20 Abel Walatee
37 Luke Vickery
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
19 Noah Botic

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